Going to an event with no segregation
Q: Is going to a mixed event a major sin?
Places of Vice
Attending the yearly souk
Q: With regards to the yearly souk that takes place, is there anything wrong with attending a souk? What's the difference in going to a mall to buy your needs, and going to a souk to purchase items at good prices?
Also, at the souk, many ulamaa attend. There are salaah facilities and also deeni programmes taking place there. The environment at a souk is more deeni friendly than that of a mall. Please advise.
Eating in a restaurant that offers belly dancing
Q: Is it permissible to eat at a restaurant that offers belly dancing?
Attending a mixed gathering wedding
Q: Can I attend my sister's wedding where there is a mixed gathering of small amounts of people but no music?
Not attending a mixed gathering wedding
Q: Is my view point good or extremists? I never ask about what the bride to be will wear on her wedding day as here she wears fancy clothes infront of na mharam people, which I totally disagree with. I haven't asked my own sister due to same reasons and she says that I am an extremists. I am also not attending her wedding as there will be mix gathering and music, am I right on my stance?
Entering a church, synagogue or temple
Q: In Shari'ah, is it permissible for one to visit a church? Some Muslims visit the church in Palestine as they believe that it's the birthplace of Nabi Isa (alaihis salaam). Is it permissible to visit this church or any other church?
Going to beaches and public pools
Q: I wanted to ask if it is haraam or permissible for Muslims to go to public beaches with family and kids where there are uncovered men and women swimming. I live in Canada and my family members frequently go to lakes and beaches etc in summers and they say that as long as you can can guard your own eyes and not be tempted towards sins then there are no issues. If you have any issues then you should go to some Islamic country as here the kids see these things everywhere and you will have to control them then they will not go towards it more. Whenever I try to convince someone against it, all of them justify that other Muslim families also go there and where else should we go to in the hot summer. Can you kindly guide me about the clear Islamic rulings about this matter so I have a solid reason to believe and guide others around me.
Eating in a restaurant
Q: I know that it is haraam to attend a wedding where men and women are mixed, but will the same apply to eating in a restuarant where it is mixed in the same way as a wedding?
Attending a Christian wedding in a church
Q: Is it permissible to go to a Christian wedding in a church if one is invited?
Attending Ghadats
Q: If family members are having a ghedat/family get together the ghedat will start at 11 and they will finish off at 12:30 So then lunch will be at 12:30 will it be permissible to attend the lunch only?